Lentil Cabbage Rolls with Red Sauce

For the Cabbage Rolls


Ingredients Required

✦ 2 cans red lentils (15 ounce)
✦ 1 large cabbage
✦ 1 red onion
✦ 2 garlic cloves
✦ 1 cup cooked brown rice
✦ 1 cup mushrooms (chopped)
✦ 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
✦ 1 tbsp. lemon juice
✦ 1 tsp. cumin powder
✦ 1 tsp. oregano
✦ 1 tsp. basil
✦ 1 tsp. thyme
✦ 1 tsp. paprika
✦ Salt and pepper

Preparation Procedure

For the filling, pour the vegetable oil into a hot skillet and sauté the chopped onion and garlic in it, until softened. Sprinkle a pinch of salt to speed up the softening process. Once done, add the chopped mushrooms and fry them for a minute or two until the water evaporates. Add cumin powder, salt, and pepper. Then, add lentils and cooked brown rice to the mixture. Next, add the herbs; basil, thyme, oregano and also add the paprika and lemon juice. Stir well. Your filling is ready. 

To prepare your cabbage leaves, use a sharp paring knife to cut out the core stem. Then dunk this cabbage into a pot of hot boiling water, with the core end downwards. As the leaves cook, they will begin to separate. Pick the leaves out and rinse them with cold water. Then using the knife, carefully slice out as much stem as possible from the leaf. However, make sure you don't tear the leaf. Set the leaves aside. 

Spread one leaf onto the chopping board, and spoon out a dollop of filling at the base of the leaf. Then roll it, fold the sides and roll it again, forming small cabbage parcels. Once all the parcels are done, place them in a baking dish and bake for 15 minutes, till they get heated through. They are now ready to be served with a spicy red sauce. 




For the Red Sauce...

Ingredients Required

✦ 6-8 fresh red tomatoes
✦ 2 red chillies
✦ 2 garlic cloves
✦ 1 tbsp. olive oil
✦ 1 tsp. oregano
✦ 1 tsp. basil
✦ 1 tsp. thyme
✦ ½ tsp. salt
✦ ½ tsp. pepper

Preparation Procedure

Boil the tomatoes in a pot of water. Once done, skin them, and puree them in a blender, along with the red chillies and garlic. Pour the puree into a saucepan and allow it to come to a boil. Then, lower the heat and allow it to simmer. Add the herbs and seasonings. Allow the sauce to reduce to half. Then, add olive oil and serve the sauce over the cabbage rolls.

 
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